Same 'ol, same 'ol Lions

Have you seen this movie before?
Lead in the 3rd quarter
2 turnovers in the 4th quarter
Interception trying to force the ball to double covered Calvin. (Tate was wide open)
costly penalties including a odd tripping call on Devin Taylor while he was being held
Calvin Johnson dropping a touchdown by not completing the process
Pettigrew dropping a pass, one of 6 drops on the day by the Lions.
Squandering opportunities to score early.
2 missed field goals
The 3rd string right tackle get beat for two sacks, take him out for the 4th string tackle he gets beat for a sack.
Injuries to defensive backs

(Here are the DB who have been hurt this year so far)
CB Chris Houston (Toe) cut despite having 4 years left on his contract
S James Ihedigbo (neck) missed first two games
S DeJon Gomes (shoulder) out until at least midseason
S Don Carey (Hamstring) missed first two games
CB Dwight Bentley (ACL) out for the season
CB Nevin Lawson left game in 1st quarter

Freese missed two FG.
3 misses this season

Lawson left with a foot injury.
He becomes the 6th DB to miss significant time so far this season

Johnson dropped this TD pass
Freese missed the FG

Ross lost this 4th quarter fumble

Detroit Lions vs. Panthers preview

Last time the two played was in 2011 at Ford Field. A Lions win 49-35. Stafford had 5 Td passes. Kevin Smith had 3 touchdowns. The Lions are 2-4 alltime vs. the Panthers. 1-3 on the road

Here is a flashback:

MSW taunts some Panthers fans at Ford Field 11/20/2011

Playing for the Lions today:

WR Corey Fuller
2nd career game

Mega Tron

Isa

1st Lions start for Garrett Reynolds

S Nate Ness
1st Lions game

OT Cornelius Lucas
1st NfL Game

Inactive:

S Don Carey
Hamstring

OT LaAdrian Waddle
Calf

QB Kellen Moore

WR Kevin Ogletree

DE Larry Webster

S James Ihegibho

WR Ryan Broyles

Detroit Lions promote S Nate Ness and place OT Corey Hilliard on IR

Detroit Lions promote CB-S Nate Ness to the 53 man roster. He replaces Bill Bentley who tore his ACL in the 1st quarter of the season opener. Ness has experience at both CB and Safety. He is a ball hawk, making 7 interceptions in 25 games at Arizona. His 2 years at El Camino JC he had 19 picks and 8td.

Here is a tribute:

Nate had 2 tackles and 2 int in the preseason

He has spent time with the Browns, Jets, Seahawks, Dolphins, Washington, Rams and Panthers. He has 8 career NFL games and 1 start making 8 tackles.

Lions place veteran OT Corey Hilliard on season ending injured reserve. He suffered a LisFranc injury to foot in the 3rd quarter of MNF. Corey taped it up and finished the game, as he replaced the injured LaAdrian Waddle early in the 1st quarter.

Here is a tribute:

Corey has 41 games in Detroit
starting 12.

Get better soon

Scenes from the Roar Zone MNF vs. the Giants

Lions start off the season 1-0 for the 4th straight season. This time a strong performance vs. the Giants.

Here are the scenes:

Eatin sum pregame Tacos

MSW outside of a Tigers' win

MSW outside of Ford Field

MSW in Ford Field

Coach Caldwell in his Lion debut

Coach Caldwell shows maximum emotion

Actor Denzel Washington in attendance

S Jerome Couplin makes his NFL debut
2 tackles

OG Travis Swanson makes his NFL debut

Calvin was pretty good 2 touchdowns

Megatron

Golden Tate makes his Lion debut

Suh

WR Corey Fuller makes his NFL debut

FB Jeb Collins makes his Lion debut

CB Nevin Lawson makes his NFL Debut 

Quin, Couplin, Lawson

TE Eric Ebron makes his NFL debut

Reggie

Dwight Bentley torn his ACL on this play

Freese made 2 FG missed 1

George Johnson had 1 1/2 sacks

Quin with a pick

Isa Abdul Quddus with the start at safety

CJ with this dope catch

Golden had 6 catches

1-0

Detroit Lions re-sign OG Garrett Reynolds, place CB Dwight Bentley on IR

Detroit Lions re-sign veteran OL Garrett Reynolds. Reynolds played all 4 preseason games with Detroit and has the ability to play guard and tackle. He alternated with Cornelius Lucas at Right Tackle in practice on Wednesday. LaAdrian Waddle the starter has a calf injury suffered on the 5th play of the Giants game.

Here is a tribute:

Reynolds played 42 games and start 23 in Atlanta

Welcome back

Lions place 3rd year man Bill Bentley on season ending injured reserve. A 3rd round pick in 2012, Benltey has missed significant time in each of his 3 seasons. He torn an ACL early in the 1st quarter covering Victor Cruz.This leaves rookie 4th round pick Nevin Lawson as the nickel. This Lions have worked out Dimitri Patterson, Chris Clemons, Roc Carmichael and Champ Bailey so far this season. Mohammad Seisay is on rookie on the practice squad.

Here is a tribute:

Bentley played 3 snaps on defense
2 on special teams before this injury

Bill has played 18 games in Detroit starting 8
44 tackles 5 PBU

Get well Bill

Detroit Lions place Kyle Van Noy or IR and re-sign Darryl Tapp

Lions placed rookie 2nd round pick Kyle Van Noy on sort term injured reserve. He will be out at least until November 9 vs. the Dolphins. KVN had abdominal surgery.

Here is a tribute:

Kyle had 2 tackles and PBU in the preseason

Lions re-sign DE/OLB Darryl Tapp. He was waived following the preseason. Darryl supplies depth at DE, OLB and kick coverage.

Here is tribute:

Tapp has played 114 nfl games

  Welcome back to Detroit